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| Rodney S. Young ... Excavation continued in section ΝΝ with the aim of clearing the area for the new museum. Because of the unforeseen depth of filling, the area remained unfinished.
Several features were dug and examined ... 10 Mar-3 Nov 1947 |
| Rodney S. Young ... Section ΝΝ lies at the mouth of the valley between Pnyx and Areopagus, which was the important thoroughfare from the Agora to the Pnyx and to the southern parts of the city, as well as to the Piraeus Gate, ... 26 Sep 1938-24 Jun 1939 |
| Handle and attached section of neck preserved.
Straight neck, flat wide ribbon-like handle attached at shoulder and neck below lip.
Pale greenish glass. Well. Post-Herulian fill to bottom. Destruction ... 7-10 July 1947 |
| Inscribed fragment.
Top and bottom, roughly dressed preserved, and smooth dressed back; broken at left; right side chipped along face but original edge probably preserved at back.
Shallow frame, within ... 5 May 1939 |
The center of the discus, which had swirling ribs, broken. Oak-leaves and acorns on rim, double grooved handle, unpierced. On the bottom, double almond-shaped grooves enclosing the signature above three ... 14 April 1939 |
Front part of body underneath, and end of nozzle broken away.
Double grooved handle, unpierced; herringbone on rim. Decoration of discus uncertain, possibly head of Mithras, left, between two filling holes ... 14 April 1939 |
| Preserved is the head of Athena Parthenos in relief left; broken off at neck, the nose chipped, and most of the crest of the helmet missing.
The face is carefully modelled, the iris and pupil of the eye ... 24 April 1939 |
The front part with the nozzle broken away.
On the rim, herringbone pattern and panels; on the discus bust of Athena in crested helmet left. Grooved pierced handle.
On the bottom, within two circular grooves ... 26 April 1939 |
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